How to Join
COHORT III Application deadline May 11, 2007
please mail applications to Lavonne Nkomo, PBIS Coordinator
Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities
600 Mt. Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI 02908
401-456-2763, lnkomo@ric.edu
The following list of criteria is a list of Readiness Requirements your school must meet to be considered a part of the next PBIS cohort.
- Documentation of the dates on which SWPBIS was extensively discussed with faculty
- Documentation of the dates on which SWPBIS was extensively discussed with the school's parent organization
- A representative "Leadership Team" which must include (a) administrator, (b) teacher representatives, (c) other school personnel representatives, (d) parent representative
- Commitment of the Leadership Team that SWPBIS will be one of the school's top priorities for the next three years and will be reflected in the School Improvement Plan
- Commitment that the entire Leadership Team will participate in three two day trainings during the first year, and at least two days of training during the second and third years
- Commitment that the Leadership Team will meet at least monthly during the three years
- Designation of an "Internal Coach" who will participate in additional training
- Commitment to collect related data including:
- School Wide Information System (SWIS) - ongoing
- Effective Behavior Supports Checklist (EBS) - annually
- School Safety Survey - annually
- School Evaluation Tool (SET) - annually
- Team Implementation Checklist - quarterly
- Commitment letter from the Leadership Team
- Commitment letter from the School Administrator
- Commitment letter from the Superintendent
- Commitment letter signed by 80% of the faculty
